Matt Manatee submissions for April 5

Published: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 6:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 2:46 p.m.

Thank you for all your letters about spring. I love this time of year.

Last weekend was Easter. How did you celebrate the holiday? What is your favorite thing about Easter? Did you go on an Easter egg hunt? Did you go to church with your family?

Keep send in your pictures and jokes and I'll keep printing them.

Your friend,

Matt

Student jokes

Q: How do you cut the sea in half?

A: With a sea-saw

Ashley Barbeau, third grade

Wyomina Park Elementary

Q: What did the bird say to the worm?

A: I'll catch you later.

Matthew Mills, fourth grade

East Marion Elementary

Q: What did one flower say to another?

A: Do you seed me?

Lucus Crouch, second grade

Madison Street Academy

Student letters

Big plans to plant

Dear Matt,

In spring, I am planting watermelons and flowers all over the garden. I even plant corn. I like corn. Someday I’ll plant flowers. They are white. I will plant them in my backyard.

Love,

Matthew Gray, first grade

Evergreen Elementary

Spring celebration

Dear Matt,

Hooray! Spring is coming. I’m so happy! My Memaw and I have to trim our bushes. It is very, very fun. I love spring so much.

Your friend,

Damian Pittman, first grade

Romeo Elementary

Time for daisies

Dear Matt,

My mom and I plant flowers. This year we did daisies. We only have sprouts so far but they’ll get bigger. That is what I do for spring.

Your friend,

Meghan Butscher, second grade

Shady Hill Elementary

Spring feast

Dear Matt,

I plant with my class. My class plants tomatoes, peppers and flowers. The flowers are different colors. I like to plant vegetables and flowers. Vegetables are good to eat. Vegetables are good with some foods. Vegetables are healthy for everyone.

Love,

Kailee Lett, second grade

Dunnellon Elementary

Helping nature

Dear Matt,

We rake all the leaves and mow the lawn. We always plant flowers to help nature. We have fun all spring.

Nick Neumann, third grade

Maplewood Elementary

So much to do

Dear Matt,

I like spring! In the spring I go outside and pick sunflowers that grow behind my house. I also like it because I get away from school. It is fun when I play outside with my brother Patrick and my sister Sarah. I love spring.

Your friend,

Sophia Robinson, second grade

Dunnellon Elementary

Spring salad

Dear Matt,

My family and I prepare by buying seeds for vegetables. When we come home we plant the cucumbers, carrots and corn. We are planting a lemon tree. The one plant I like the best is the tomatoes because we get to make a salad with the tomatoes.

Ramona Alvarado, third grade

Saddlewood Elementary

Sunflower season

Dear Matt,

I like spring. I like to plant flowers. My favorite flower is the sunflower.

Your friend,

Joey Companion, second grade

Cornerstone School

Spring cleaning

Dear Matt,

I clean up my yard when spring comes. My whole family goes out and cleans up.

<p class="bold allcaps">Matt's Letter</p>
<p>Hi friends,</p><p>Welcome back! I hope everyone had a nice Spring Break. I sure did. </p><p>Thank you for all your letters about spring. I love this time of year.</p><p>Last weekend was Easter. How did you celebrate the holiday? What is your favorite thing about Easter? Did you go on an Easter egg hunt? Did you go to church with your family?</p><p>Keep send in your pictures and jokes and I'll keep printing them.</p><p>Your friend,</p><p>Matt</p><h3>Student jokes</h3>
<p>Q: How do you cut the sea in half?</p><p>A: With a sea-saw</p><p><i>Ashley Barbeau, third grade</p><p>Wyomina Park Elementary</i></p><p>Q: What did the bird say to the worm?</p><p>A: I'll catch you later.</p><p><i>Matthew Mills, fourth grade</p><p>East Marion Elementary</i></p><p>Q: What did one flower say to another?</p><p>A: Do you seed me?</p><p><i>Lucus Crouch, second grade</p><p>Madison Street Academy</i></p><h3>Student letters</h3>
<p><b>Big plans to plant</b></p><p>Dear Matt, </p><p>In spring, I am planting watermelons and flowers all over the garden. I even plant corn. I like corn. Someday I'll plant flowers. They are white. I will plant them in my backyard. </p><p>Love, </p><p><i>Matthew Gray, first grade</p><p>Evergreen Elementary</i></p><p><b>Spring celebration</b></p><p>Dear Matt, </p><p>Hooray! Spring is coming. I'm so happy! My Memaw and I have to trim our bushes. It is very, very fun. I love spring so much.</p><p>Your friend, </p><p><i>Damian Pittman, first grade</p><p>Romeo Elementary</i></p><p><b>Time for daisies</b></p><p>Dear Matt, </p><p>My mom and I plant flowers. This year we did daisies. We only have sprouts so far but they'll get bigger. That is what I do for spring. </p><p>Your friend, </p><p><i>Meghan Butscher, second grade</p><p>Shady Hill Elementary</i></p><p><b>Spring feast</b></p><p>Dear Matt,</p><p>I plant with my class. My class plants tomatoes, peppers and flowers. The flowers are different colors. I like to plant vegetables and flowers. Vegetables are good to eat. Vegetables are good with some foods. Vegetables are healthy for everyone. </p><p>Love,</p><p><i>Kailee Lett, second grade</p><p>Dunnellon Elementary</i></p><p><b>Helping nature</b></p><p>Dear Matt, </p><p>We rake all the leaves and mow the lawn. We always plant flowers to help nature. We have fun all spring. </p><p><i>Nick Neumann, third grade</p><p>Maplewood Elementary</i></p><p><b>So much to do</b></p><p>Dear Matt, </p><p>I like spring! In the spring I go outside and pick sunflowers that grow behind my house. I also like it because I get away from school. It is fun when I play outside with my brother Patrick and my sister Sarah. I love spring.</p><p>Your friend,</p><p><i>Sophia Robinson, second grade</p><p>Dunnellon Elementary</i></p><p><b>Spring salad</b></p><p>Dear Matt, </p><p>My family and I prepare by buying seeds for vegetables. When we come home we plant the cucumbers, carrots and corn. We are planting a lemon tree. The one plant I like the best is the tomatoes because we get to make a salad with the tomatoes. </p><p><i>Ramona Alvarado, third grade</p><p>Saddlewood Elementary</i></p><p><b>Sunflower season</b></p><p>Dear Matt, </p><p>I like spring. I like to plant flowers. My favorite flower is the sunflower.</p><p>Your friend, </p><p><i>Joey Companion, second grade</p><p>Cornerstone School</i></p><p><b>Spring cleaning</b></p><p>Dear Matt, </p><p>I clean up my yard when spring comes. My whole family goes out and cleans up.</p><p><i>Jonathan Ditty, second grade</p><p>Ocala Springs Elementary</i></p>